When deputies tried to stop the van, the man drove off, leading them on a dangerous chase that hit speeds up to 70 mph as the driver ran stop signs and drove the wrong way, officials said.

The chase came to an end at the intersection of Kenneth and Mission avenues when the driver couldn't make the turn and plowed through some tall hedges. The van came to a stop in a home's backyard, just several feet from the back wall of the home.

A sheriff's department K-9 officer found the suspect barefoot and hiding in a tree, one block north of where the van crashed.

Deputies had the man taken to a hospital for an evaluation as a precaution because of the violent crash.

The van was reported stolen and had license plates that did not belong to that vehicle, deputies said.